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Farm City
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Novella Carpenter |
Urban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm. |
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The Vertical Farm
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Dickson D. Despommier |
There comes an idea every once in a while that has changes the ways in which we live and help us to live longer and to prosper. The next truly great idea, originally introduced and developed by Dr. … |
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Building the green economy
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Kevin Danaher |
After centuries of economic activity based on extraction, exploitation, and depletion, we now face undeniable environmental threats. New business models that save or restore natural resources are cri… |
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The good food revolution
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Will Allen |
Describes the author's early experiences as a sharecropper's son and a KFC executive before building a preeminent urban farm to feed, educate, and employ thousands of at-risk youths. |
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Change comes to dinner
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Katherine Gustafson |
"A fascinating exploration of America's food innovators, that gives us hopeful alternatives to the industrial food system described in works like Michael Pollan's bestselling Omnivore's Dilemma Chang… |
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The Urban Farmers Handbook
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Paul Peacock |
224 p. : 21 cm |
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City farmer
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Lorraine Johnson |
Chronicles the new ways that urban dwellers across North America are reimagining cities as places of food production, from homeowners planting their front yards with vegetables to guerrilla gardeners… |
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Growing self-sufficiency
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Sally Nex |
Nex provides a practical and inspirational guide to providing food for yourself and your family. Whether you have just a small balcony or homestead, you can enjoy fresh vegetables and fruits in seaso… |
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Urban homesteading
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Rachel Kaplan |
City-dwellers across the country are finding creative new ways to live, and urban farmers are reclaiming heirloom agrarian practices as strategies for responsible living. Get to know real people who … |
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Escape from Silver Street Farm
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Nicola Davies |
The three children who run the Silver Street city farm, Meera, Gemma and Karl, are getting ready for Christmas but their plans are upset by escaping animals. Suggested level: primary. |
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The everything backyard farming book
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Neil Shelton |
Whether you're worried about the quality or the cost of the food you buy, you'll find that building a backyard farm can provide you with an abundance of food that is fresh, sustainable, and inexpensi… |
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